Payroll Clerk

Our vision is to be the most respected energy transportation company in the Jones Act trade. Central to our vision is providing incident-free transportation services while protecting our crews, vessels, and the environment. We achieve this by staying focused on providing safe, efficient, and reliable transportation to customers; ensuring the highest standards of safety and environmental compliance throughout our organization, with a goal of zero incidents and zero spills or releases to the environment; maximizing long term value for shareholders and stakeholders; and creating a safe and rewarding work environment for our employees.

Purpose of the Position:

Ensures all assigned personnel are paid timely and accurately, and that 401(k), tax funding, and all month end activities are done timely and accurately.  Support the department with all areas of payroll.  Back up the payroll coordinator as needed.  Ensure data is current and accurate in the HRIS system and new hire data entry and collection.  Ensure all tasks are completed with high attention to detail and confidentiality.

Core Job Functions: 

• Process the bi-weekly shoreside payroll
• Assist in processing semimonthly and daily seagoing payroll process
• Process periodic payroll funding and reports for bi-weekly shoreside payroll including timely submission of 401k and HSA
• Enter W4’s direct deposits, 401(k), benefit elections, address changes, garnishments, and various other manual entries for all payrolls in the HRIS and payroll systems
• Review, enter and track compliance related items
• Complete employee verifications, employee garnishment questionnaires, and unemployment inquiries
• Process employee benefit bill monthly using excel
• Respond to employee, union, and vendor inquiries in a timely manner
• Electronically file payroll documents in employee folders
• Assist the HR Analyst with benefits and other HR related tasks as needed
• Represent OSG in a professional manner to provide efficient and economic service to all customers
• Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor or manage

Core Competencies:  

• Two+ years payroll experience required
• Strong computer skills, especially MS Excel, required
• Strong detail orientation and accuracy of work is required
• Experience with unions and Ceridian DayForce a plus

Significant Factors:

• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing across all levels of the organization in a clear and concise manner
• Developed organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to maintain a consistently positive, cheerful, helpful attitude and demeanor
• Ability to adapt well to changing priorities and situations without a loss of effectiveness
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work in a small office with three other individuals
• Proven ability to handle confidential information, personal integrity, excellent judgement and high ethical standards
• Conveys sense of enthusiasm for his/her role and contributions
• Stress tolerance related to time sensitive deadlines

OSG is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.